what do you guys think? advanced amateur... need (actually want) a nice zoom lens

-- howard shen (hshen@lsm.org), March 25, 2000

Answers

Howard, I found in making a decision about a lens you must consider the following factors. (1) Main application .......(2) Minimum focussing required .......(3) Weight of zoom ....... (4) Speed of lens (rather, amount of available light). With my selection I was strongly guided by this forum. (ref "Older Messages - EOS lenses - Birds & Lizards). I found the biggest factor in my case was weight, followed by "Min Focussing Distance".

-- Garnet Cook (garnet_cook@one.net.au), March 27, 2000.

I've been considering the 70-200 2.8 (not so much the 4.0). But you should consider that you could put a 1.4 extender on the 2.8 and have a 280mm f4 lense eliminating the need for something in the 300mm range. Plus the price is not that much different.

-- Andrew Ryan (awryan75@hotmail.com), December 24, 2000.